Hearty congratulations are in order to two former Sharks coaches who have been appointed to international coaching roles. [...]
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Former Sharks coaches on the move
3 Oct 17 13:03 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 91 Comments
Pride!
2 Oct 17 09:34 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 38 Comments
It’s easy to get so lost in the details – the day to day goings on, team releases, match reports, injury assessments and he-said-she-said – that you forget to look at the big picture. Given that the Sharks have a well-deserved bye week coming up, let’s just take a minute or two to reflect on the Currie Cup campaign so far. [...]
Rugby Champs 2017: South Africa vs Australia
30 Sep 17 13:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 104 Comments
It’s the final stretch of the 2017 Rugby Championship campaign and the battle is on for the runner up position. The Springboks host the Wallabies in Bloemfontein to decide who finishes second to the mighty All Blacks. [...]
Sharks outclass Lions to secure first place
30 Sep 17 11:55 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 18 Comments
The Sharks made better use of the rainy conditions at Kings Park last night to comprehensively defeat the visiting Golden Lions 24-10, a late, long range try to the visitors providing some rather undeserved scoreline flattery. [...]
Currie Cup 2017: Sharks v Golden Lions
29 Sep 17 18:05 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 130 Comments
A big ask for the Sharks, dealing with a number of injuries and facing the resurgent Lions at a rainy Kings Park. [...]
Leyds and Louw start for Boks
28 Sep 17 14:10 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 38 Comments
Dillyn Leyds will start his first Springbok test against Australia in Bloemfontein on Saturday after replacing Raymond Rhule in the starting fifteen. [...]
First start for Blewett
27 Sep 17 10:09 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 50 Comments
Rob du Preez has made just two changes to his starting XV for Friday evening’s crunch Currie Cup clash against the Lions at Kings Park. [...]
Sharks benefit from Bok releases
27 Sep 17 09:05 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 56 Comments
Allister Coetzee has released three players from his Springbok squad for Currie Cup duty this weekend and the Sharks will gleefully lap up two of those ahead of Friday night’s tough encounter against the Golden Lions at Kings Park. [...]
The business end
25 Sep 17 11:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 73 Comments
The Sharks now have two Currie Cup games left and with 43 points are safely ensconced at the top of the log. [...]
Sharks secure home semi
23 Sep 17 16:46 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 18 Comments
The Sharks struck fast and then made a better fist of the rainy conditions at Kings Park today to record an 18-5 Currie Cup win over the Blue Bulls. [...]
Currie Cup 2017: Sharks v Blue Bulls
23 Sep 17 13:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 127 Comments
Time for the Sharks to really consolidate and start tuning up the engine ahead of the knock-outs. [...]
Vermeulen returns for Bulls clash
21 Sep 17 10:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 50 Comments
The Sharks have been able to strengthen their pack for this weekend’s Currie cup clash against the Blue Bulls in Durban, welcoming back Jacques Vermeulen from injury. Springbok squad members Chiliboy Ralepelle and Daniel du Preez will also both come into the stating lineup. [...]
Back to 15 we go
21 Sep 17 08:45 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 49 Comments
We need to get our heads around the newly-old 15-team Super Rugby format for next year, with the fixtures announced this morning. [...]
Nkosi, Schreuder get the Bok call
20 Sep 17 14:22 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 72 Comments
The Sharks duo of Sbusiso Nkosi and Louis Schreuder has been called up to the Springbok squad for the last two games of the Rugby Championship. Francois Louw also got the call as expected. [...]
When days are dark, fans are few
19 Sep 17 14:46 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 17 Comments
The Southern Kings returned to their fortress, NMB Stadium, after a disappointing first two rounds against Scarlets, the Pro 12 defending champions, and Connacht which saw them suffer two heavy defeats, 57 – 10 and 32 – 10 respectively. [...]
